WEBVTT CHARLES: TODAY A PLAN THAT WOULDREPLACE OBAMACARE TAKES CENTERSTAGE ON CAPITOL HILL.RANDI: IT'S A BIG MOVE, BEINGINTRODUCED BY ONE OF OURLOUISIANA SENATORS, THAT WILLCHANGE THE HEALTH INSURANCESYSTEM FOR MILLIONS OFAMERICANS.CHARLES: WDSU REPORTER KELSEYDAVIS JOINS US LIVE NOW FROMUNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER WITHDETAILS.KELSEY: LOUISIANA SENATOR BILLCASSIDY AND FELLOW REPUBLICANSENATOR SUSAN COLLINS OF MAINE,WILL INTRODUCE THE PATIENTFREEDOM ACT OF 2017' DURING ANEWS CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTOND.C. LATER THIS MORNINWE'RE TOLD THIS PLAN WOULDENSURE NO GAP IN COVERAGE FORTHE MILLIONS WHO ARE COVEREDUNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT OROBAMACAREACCORDING TO HEALTHCARE DOT GOV,NEARLY 300,000 LOUISIANARESIDENTS WERE ABLE TO GETHEALTHCARE COVERAGE WHEN THE ACAWAS ENACTED IN 2010THE PATIENT FREEDOM ACT IS SETTO RETURN POWER TO STATES;INCREASE ACCESS TO QUALITY ANDAFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE TO ALLAMERICANS; IMPROVE PATIENTCHOICE AND ENSURE THE NEARLY 30MILLION AMERICANS WHO ARE STILLUNINSURED, GET COVERAGSENATORS CASSIDY AND COLLINSWILL PRESENT THE REPLACEMENTPLAN AT 10AM TODAY, AT THE USCAPITOL IN D.C.REPORTING LIVE AT UNIVERSITYMEDICAL CENTER IN MID CITY,KELSEY DAVIS WDSU NEWS.